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" E HOPKINSON, PATENTED JULY 14, 1908 W EL APPLICATION 'Noffas 075.

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speeincauon of Letters Patent'. -l Patented' July 14, 190e. Application led October 16, 1906. vSerial No. 339,172.

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To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST HoPKINsN, a citizen of the United States, 'residing in thev ast Orange, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in #VV-heels, of which the l following is a specification.

The vpresent invention relates to `wheels and particularly to rims and tires therefor. he main object of the invention is to' pro vide a rim construction which shall'be cheap of manufacture and at the same time be capable of use with various forms of pneumatic tires. In other words, the invention relates to what has become known as a "universa] rim. j

In the drawings I have illustrated a con-v struction embodying Iny invention, in which illustrated as conbe in the form of as may be preferof vrelatively soft material, such lbin'ation of fiber and rubber.

there is provided a very simple and chea construction' of rim which is adapted for use in connection Awith almost anyA form of tire now on the market. i What is claimed as new is: '1. A wheel rim having a clencher hook at oneside, a removable flange on the other side, and a removable filler for the clencher hook having a substantially fiat surface-on its tirel side.

Figure 1 is a view artly' in cross-section 2. A wheel rim having an inte ral clencher and partly in perspective showing the invenook on onev side, a removable fange on. the tion as applied to a clencher tire. 'Fie` 2 is other side and. a removable filler for the a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing t e inv clencher hook having a substantially flat vention as applied to another form of tire. surface on its tire side.

Fig. 3 1s a view similarl to Fig. 2, but partly broken away and showing a modified form of filler. In the drawings like letters refer to like parts.

. Referring to Fig. 1, 4 designates a tire of the clencher construction and 5 the usual inner tube. The rim is composed of three parts' consisting of a flat portion 6, a channel portion 7 ada )ted to receive a removable flange'and a elcnchcr hook 8. The removable flange l2 is preferably of a construction lwhich has :l clencher hook recess on one side.A while its opposite side is substantially` straight. Referring to Fig. 2f, 0` designates a liller member which is adapted to close the 3. A wheel rim having. a clencherhook on one side, 4a reversible vand removable lange on the other side and presenting a clencher hook onV one face only, and a removableller for the :lirst named clencher hook.

4. A u 'he'el rim having a elencher hook onone side, a reversible and removable flange on the other side, and a removable filler for the first named clencher hook, said ller comprisinga rubber compound and being relatively soft compared with the material of reference of thc run. g

In testimony whereof, lname 1n the presence of two witnesses.

HHN EST HOPKINSON.

Witnesses:

ll. Riemann Wonsn, h. IC.` (Vilnius.

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